Archives - 24 October 2017, Tuesday

“We believe in the importance of inclusion of women and youth to support sustainable livelihoods. The White Nile project encourages a more equal share of responsibilities in both farmers’ businesses and family households, as well as shared access to resources to increase women’s indep...

The coffee shop is a great place to get some much-needed work done. There’s just something about it that jumpstarts the productivity. Maybe it’s the caffeine, maybe it’s the romanticized notion of being one of those fancy, creative types that works on their novel while sipping on an e...

“It must be emphasized that in the end, the average male coffee grower in Bududa will only make less than two and a half cents on every cup of coffee sold in Northern markets. This is a gross injustice,” Austin wrote. “The average female coffee grower in Bududa will make nothing. If s...

The machine provides the barista with the ability to manually adjust pre-infusion pressure, peak extraction pressure, and the total volume of each shot on each group. The latter feature is enabled by a sort of ratcheting selection mechanism at the base of the lever. Each shot is perfo...

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Baristas and other service workers in New York City are about to see a whole slew of new laws ensuring consistency and work-life balance in their schedules. Set to take effect on November 26, these new labor laws , called the Fair Work Week package, step out further than any in the co...

John Gordon—a multi-year UK Barista Champion and products specialist—first developed the idea of a grinder with electronic weighing and multiple hoppers five to six years ago. He brought the idea to Sanremo and started working on this project, alongside the Opera espresso machine, who...

has been working on this grinder for years, showing off an older prototype at coffee conventions past. UK Barista Champion John Gordon walked us through all the new features of the Revo, which is projected to hit the market for SCA Expo in April 2018. Designed to grind for both espres...

Celebrates 100th store milestone and 5-year anniversary with plans to open three stores in Kolkata in early 2018 Aims to increase diversity and hire 40% women by 2022 as it underscores its commitment to be the employer of choice through progressive workplace programs Deepens positive ...

Starbucks Unveils 2018 Ready-to-Drink Portfolio New Cold Brew Flavors and Beverages with Almondmilk Diversify the Collection Starbucks will evolve its Ready-to-Drink (RTD) portfolio in 2018 to include consumer favorites like almondmilk with the launch of Single-Serve Cold Brew in new ...

In 1988, before the Pacific Northwest became home to the coffeehouse boom, Larry and Cherie Challain opened the first Dancing Goats® Coffee Bar in Olympia, Washington. A passion for serving great coffee grew into a passion for roasting the worl d’s finest coffees as they went on to de...

Southern Ethiopia coffees like this one are produced from traditional Ethiopian varieties of Arabica long grown in the region. When processed, as here, by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying) they typically express great aromatic complexity and inte...

You see my name is Java. I know this because I see the reflection of the writing on the front of me. I share all of her time, and I know she loves me. We awake together, read the paper, watch the news and at times, I lay next to her in the evenings. She is unable to function without m...

Samantha Joyce is a writer for Seattle Coffee Gear and enjoys experimenting with all different kinds of coffee prep. Currently in her home kitchen she has a Breville espresso machine, Chemex pour over, Bodum French press and various tea accouterments. At work she has the full arsenal ...

Other roasters agree. “We value both coffee quality and sustainability, which means we looked for bags that would preserve the freshness of our coffee, but have a more sustainable disposal option than traditional foil-lined bags,” says Meredith Taylor, Counter Culture’s sustainability...